William Faulkner Quotes
Read, read read. Read everything.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station….
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner Unless you’re ashamed of yourself now and then, you’re not honest
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner An artist is a creature driven by demons. He don’t know why they choose him and he’s usually too busy to wonder why.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner Men have been pacifists for every reason under the sun except to avoid danger and fighting.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the base of our splendid failure to do the impossible.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the back either. Just refuse to bear them.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner They say that it is the practiced liar who can deceive. But so often the practiced and chronic liar deceives only himself; it is the man who all his life has been selfconvicted of veracity whose lies find quickest credence.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner A man. All men. He will pass up a hundred chances to do good for one chance to meddle where meddling is not wanted. He will overlook and fail to see chances, opportunities, for riches and fame and welldoing, and even sometimes for evil. But he won’t fail to see a chance to meddle.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.
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